familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to be silent; to say nothing
to show up; to appear; to turn up
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
starting point; starting line
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
product; produce; result; fruit
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
genuine article; real thing; real deal
surprise; something unexpected
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to rush over; to run up to
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize